SPVB 18 Kahl's Katie Kaburov (26) rips a kill between two Rolling Thunder 18 Blue defenders Sunday during the Presidents' Day Challenge at the Schaumburg Convention Center. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Greek philosopher Heraclitus coined the phrase “change is the only constant in life.”Although Heraclitus lived more than 2,500 years ago, he could have just as easily been talking about Sports Performance’s No. 2 18s team.After a successful run as 13s, Kayla Closset (Naperville Central), Gretchen Ketelhut (Plainfield North), Maddie Bourque (York...
List of 15-18 bids earned to 2020 USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championship (updated 2/27)
Sports Performance's 15 Elite team shared top honors among Illinois teams with SPVB B18 Alpha at last year's USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championship, finishing second in the 15 Open division. USA Volleyball Boys Junior National ChampionshipJune 27-July 4, 2020Reno, Nevada15-18 Bids15 Open (5)630 Volleyball 15-1/Winter Volleyball Championship630 Volleyball 15-2/Winter Volleyball ChampionshipAdversity B15 Adidas/Winter Volleyball ChampionshipChicago Bounce 15 Red/Winter Volleyball ChampionshipUltimate B15 Gold/Winter Volleyball Champ...
Digtown 16 Red taking small steps at its first big tournament of the season
Digtown 16 Red is among the nearly 150 teams competing in the Presidents' Day Challenge hosted by Sports Performance at the Schaumburg Convention Center this weekend. https://youtu.be/YBY46NlzK3Y Volleyball is the No. 1 participation sport in the United States for high school-aged girls, and it continues to enjoy explosive growth, especially on the club level.Case in point? Digtown Volleyball Club in Yorkville.Three-year-old Digtown is the brainchild of Bob Coselman, whose daughter, Sydney, teamed with Sammi LaBolle to lead Sandwich ...
Widener looking for boys' volleyball players in the Class of 2020
Widener University, a Division III school that offers liberal arts and professional programs to approximately 3,300 undergraduate students in Chester, Pennsylvania, is looking for boys’ volleyball players in the Class of 2020 for its up-and-coming men’s program. Widener is seeking a setter, libero and middle hitter, and potentially a pin hitter. If interested, contact Donovan Anglin, Head Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Coach, Widener University, One University Place, Chester, Pennsylvania, 19013, at 610-499-4571, dranglin@widener.edu or www....
Sky High Adidas 18 Black coming to the end of a very long but successful journey
The nucleus of Sky High Adidas 18 Black has been together since they were 12-year-olds. They are trying to make their final season together one to remember. https://youtu.be/5mT8j2vTEaM “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – Winnie the Pooh.Sky High Adidas 18 Black’s Camryn Hausler and Taylor Jakubowski have been teammates at the Crystal Lake Club for the better part of nine years. Maddie Blake, Josie Schmitendorf, Hausler and Jakubowski have been together for almost eight.But come May 4 – the day afte...
In time, Sandt hopes to deliver 1st Alliance 18 Silver a solid-gold finish
1st Alliance 18 Silver setter Elizabeth Sandt (37), one of only four team members who have experience playing with each other, likes the direction the team is going. https://youtu.be/SFjT9Wnvbjo Elizabeth Sandt saw only a few familiar faces when 1st Alliance 18 Silver got together for its first practice two months ago.“The team is pretty new this year,” said Sandt, a product of Nazareth Academy who guided the Roadrunners to a third-place finish in IHSA Class 3A last fall following the first-ever semifinal appearance in school history.“...